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[sū. 3 2. 9 ADH 3 ] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 519 Adhikarana 3. The section entitled "The re- membrance of work, text and injunction". (Sūtra 9) SŪTRA 9 'BUT HE ALONE (RISES) ON ACCOUNT OF WORK, REMEMBRANCE, TEXT AND INJUNCTION" Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha "He alone," ı.e. that individual soul which was asleep, arises,— because having half finished a piece of work the previous day, he remembers it and finishes the other half the next day; because there is a scriptural text to that effect· "Whatever they are in this world, whether tiger, or lion, or wolf, or boar, ,¹ or gnat, or mosquito, that they become" (Chānd. 6 9 2 ²) and so on, and because of the injunctions: "Let one perform the Agni-hotra" (Maitrī 6 36 ³), "Let one meditate on the soul" (Bṛh. 1.4 7 ⁴) and so on. Vedānta-kaustubha Now apprehending the objection, vız. Naturally, the soul, which has entered Brahman, the place of deep sleep, and has thereby become freed from the two states, the abode of miseries, will never rise from Him again—the author replies. The doubt is as to whether he alone who was asleep arises at the time of awakening, or some one else? On the suggestion, vız. One who has attained Brahman will not rise from Him again, and hence not the sleeper himself, but another rises— We reply· The word "but" is meant for disposing of the view. "He alone" who was asleep arises, and not another. Why? On account of the following reasons, viz. work, remembrance, text and in- junction.⁵ Having begun a piece of work, accomplishable in two days, a man goes to sleep at night, and on arising again, that very man finishes it the next day. From such work it is known that that very one who was asleep is now awoke. This is so, also on account of remembrance, ¹ The portion "kīṭo vā pataṅga vā" left out. Vide Chānd. 6.9.2, p 341 ² Ś, R, ŚK, B. ³ Bh. ⁴ Bh, B. ⁵ Note that while Nimbārka interprets the compound "karmānusmṛti- śabda-vidhibhyaḥ" as (1) remembrance of work, (2) text, (3) injunction, Śrīnī- vāsa interprets it as (1) work, (2) remembrance, (3) text, and (4) injunction, like Śaṁkara and others.